Tuta de la Masena
A 45-metre-long cave in Bagà, with galleries, an upper level and a decorated chamber.
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Tuta de la Masena
A 45-metre-long cave in Bagà, with galleries, an upper level and a decorated chamber.
Bagà · Berguedà
Length: 45 m · Depth: 7 m
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A 45-metre-long cave in Bagà, with galleries, an upper level and a decorated chamber.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
A circular entrance of ample dimensions that opens onto a rectilinear gallery 16 metres long and 2.5X3 metres in section. This progressively narrows until it links up with another gallery, a continuation of the same one, but of reduced dimensions, until reaching a small rounded chamber; the whole of the described ensemble is covered on the floor with sand and small-sized stones. A few metres from the entrance, there is an upper level formed by an ascending gallery of 10 metres, with a comfortable route and 6 metres of height at the highest chamber.
Speleothems
The first branch, after a short meander, ends in an upper chamber that is heavily decorated.
Progression
The upper level is easily accessible by means of a traverse on the left, from where two branches start; the first, after a short meander, ends in an upper chamber that is heavily decorated; and the other, wider and more comfortable, ends after about 7 metres of passage, in a second small entrance opening, artificially covered with stones.
History
The first data were provided by A. Asensio, who explored it in 1990.
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Bibliography
- Asensio Vela, Antoni.(1997).-”Exploracions a la Serra del Cadí. (Recull preliminar dels treballs efectuats de 1982 a 1992). Cavernes (24):61-64. GE Badalona.
- Asensio,A.(2001).-”Contribució espeleològica al coneixement de la comarca del Berguedà (Barcelona)”. Ardenya (1):54-56. SEO-CE Vallirana.
- De Valles Tena, Jordi.(2009).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol:3):pp(82).
- Coordenades, fotos i situació aportades per la web “Engarrista” (www.engarrista.com) post del dia 30 de novembre de 2013.
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